My oh my, where do I start? I finished my last blog (in February!) with a photo from inside the Pitchcott Kitchen, at that time still an empty shell. Now, the same view looks like this: It has been a long time, and a lot of work, to get here. And there are so many stories to tell. But for now I want to tell the story of how I met our chef, Kevin Close. It was well over 3 years ago when I first tasted one of Kev's quiches. It was a melt-in-the-mouth kind of taste that I h

We're approaching the five year anniversary of that strange time when we all stopped going out and didn't see each other again for...

As we approach the end of the year we are also nearing the end of the Sustainable Farming Pilot scheme, of which Pitchcott has been a...

We planted this apple tree in the centre of the courtyard last year. As you can see, it's now bearing fruit, and is a symbol of growth...

So it turns out blogs are like buses. Writing about farm staycations last week has given me some further thoughts to share. I am...

I've given the site a bit of a refresh over the past few days and added a new booking system that integrates all the diffferent options...

A few days ago I went for a post-Christmas walk across the farm and took this photo of the pond at the bottom of Big Meadow, the 15 acre...

Thank you to everyone who came to the farm for a wonderful PitchShift weekend two weeks ago. It was hot - encapsulated by this photo...

Almost exactly three years ago, with ever dwindling numbers of people in the city, I vividly remember how I could hear the birds singing...

So here it is, the farm now finally has a website. And I have somewhere to document this fascinating and ever evolving journey towards...